The All-Himachal Contractor Welfare Association has urged the state government to take the land devoid of forest cover out of the purview of the Forest Conservation Act.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/state-urged-take-forest-land-mining
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/tribune-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/himachal-pradesh
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-act-1980
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/minor-minerals